Etiology and treatment of social anxiety: A commentary

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 881-886

  Bitran, Stella ^a   Barlow, David H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common factors; Exposure; Performance anxiety; Social phobia; Techniques; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXAMINATION; FEAR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ANXIETY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOBIC DISORDERS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242746712     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20045     Document Type: Review

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